Nurses and midwives in East Timor

East Timor: Nurses and midwives was 1.74 per 1,000 people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.74 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
139th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.93 per 1,000 people
in 2004
All-time low
0.908 per 1,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
13
2004–2020

Nurses and midwives in East Timor, 2004–2020

00.511.522004201220202004: 1.9 per 1,000 people2007: 1.1 per 1,000 people2008: 1.1 per 1,000 people2009: 1.1 per 1,000 people2010: 1.2 per 1,000 people2011: 1.2 per 1,000 people2013: 0.908 per 1,000 people2014: 1.4 per 1,000 people2015: 1.5 per 1,000 people2017: 1.7 per 1,000 people2018: 1.7 per 1,000 people2019: 1.7 per 1,000 people2020: 1.7 per 1,000 people

Source: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 1,000 people.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 1.74 per 1,000 people for nurses and midwives in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nurses and midwives in East Timor peaked at 1.93 per 1,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.908 per 1,000 people, in 2013.

East Timor ranks 139th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.3 per 1,000 people 1.05 per 1,000 people 1.93 per 1,000 people 4
2010s 1.4 per 1,000 people 0.908 per 1,000 people 1.75 per 1,000 people 8
2020s 1.74 per 1,000 people 1.74 per 1,000 people 1.74 per 1,000 people 1

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 136 Cape Verde 1.8 per 1,000 people compare
  2. 137 Egypt 1.79 per 1,000 people compare
  3. 138 Syria 1.76 per 1,000 people compare
  4. 140 Suriname 1.73 per 1,000 people compare
  5. 141 India 1.72 per 1,000 people compare
  6. 142 Nigeria 1.65 per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nurses and midwives in East Timor?
Nurses and midwives in East Timor was 1.74 per 1,000 people in 2020, according to Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest nurses and midwives recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 1.93 per 1,000 people in 2004.
What is the lowest nurses and midwives recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.908 per 1,000 people in 2013.
How does East Timor rank for nurses and midwives?
East Timor ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
Is nurses and midwives rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,381 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Nurses and midwives include professional nurses, professional midwives, auxiliary nurses, auxiliary midwives, enrolled nurses, enrolled midwives and other associated personnel, such as dental nurses and primary care nurses.